The Internet has a variety of local educational resources for the Broome-Delaware-Tioga BOCES area. The following links provide access to just a few which may prove useful for instructional activities or personal bookmarks.


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K-12 Institutions Local Government Information
Higher Education Institutions State & National Government Representatives
Library Systems Local News and Weather
Teacher Centers Local Sports' Teams
Local Educators' Sites Local Internet Providers
Education/Arts Organizations  

K-12 Institutions

Schools of Broome and Tioga Counties
The Teacher Center of Broome County provides excellent access to the public and private schools within this area.
Broome-Tioga BOCES
This home page for the local BOCES provides addional access to the various districts plus BOCES itself.
Chemung County Schools
New York State provides an easy access to these districts to our west. (Update coming)
Delaware County School Districts
New York State provides easy access to these districts to our east. (Update coming)
Tompkins County School Districts
These districts, particularly Ithaca, are also quite near us.  (Update coming)
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Higher Education Institutions

Binghamton University
The local SUNY institution has this Web location.
Broome Community College
This is the home page for the local community college.
Welcome to Cornell University
This, the nearest of the Ivy League Colleges, is located in Tompkins County.
SUNY Cortland
This is a popular SUNY college north off Route 81.
SUNY at Delhi
This state College of Technology is located in Delaware County.
Welcome to the Elmira College Home Page
This is a small private, co-educational liberal arts college.
Welcome to Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Beginning as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, this college offers such programs as Music, Communications, and Health Sciences and Human Performance.
Marywood University Home
This university, south off Route 81, is one of the nearest Pennsylvanian institutions.
State University of New York College at Oneonta
This is another popular SUNY college north off Route 88.
Ridley-Lowell Business and Technical Institute
Information is given here concerning the 9, 12, and 16-month career programs available.
Syracuse University
This major university is located to our north off Route 81.
Tompkins Cortland Community College Home Page
This is the site for a nearby community college.
University of Scranton Home Page
This private, Catholic, co-educational institution is located to our south off Route 81.
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Library Systems

Broome Tioga BOCES School Library System
This site provides access to the SCOOLS Online Database, the card catalog records for a number of BOCES School Library Systems, and to other useful resources.
Broome-Tioga BOCES Media Library Services
This site provides access to the Online Media Database of films, videos, laserdiscs, etc.
Binghamton University
This is the Java access to Binghamton University's automated card catalog.
B.C.C. Resource Center
Clicking on the words Online Catalog, located within the left frame, leads you to BCC's automated card catalog.
BC Public Library
This leads to the Broome County Public Library's automated system.
Finger Lakes Library System
This neighboring system is used by some of the districts within our area.
Four County Library Automated Library System
This site allows you to search the card catalog and to access the Web pages of member libraries.
About SCRLC
This Web site provides information and access to academic libraries, public libraries, and School Library Systems within the South Central Regional Library Council.
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Teacher Centers

Southern Tier Teacher Centers
This site takes you to whichever teacher center you're interested in.
School-Work Online - The Southern Tier
These are the local links to the statewide plan.
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Local Educators' Sites

Librarian's Links
Joyce Church, a librarian at South Otselic, has created this site which leads to a wide variety of resources for teachers and librarians.
NINII's Home Page
This is an extensive Web site developed by Howie Fisher, a Biology teacher at Binghamton High School.
Ms. O's Interent Resources
A variety of Web pages have been created for students and/or staff by Carol Oestrich, a library-media specialist at Binghamton High School.
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Education/Arts Organizations

Binghamton Imagination Celebration Home Page
This Web site provides access to the Binghamton area's participation in a national project for the visual and performing arts.
Cider Mill Playhouse
This theater offers special discounts for educational groups.
Discovery Center Online
Check out the latest news, the calendar, and how educators can use the Center.
First Night
This is the home page for the local First Night celebration.
Kopernik Space Education Center
The Kopernik Observatory is New York State's first science laboratory facility design for K-12 teachers, students and their families.
MacSTAC
This is the local Mac users' web site.
Odyssey of the Mind
This is the local site for the national program.
The Phelps Mansion
This local architectural gem now offers educational programs.
Roberson Museum and Science Center
This local center provides exhibition galleries, an educational and technology center, a museum shop, a research library, and the Binghamton Visitor Center.
Ross Park Zoo Online
Take the Virtual Tour of the zoo along with looking at the other information provided.
STI Online
This progam is affiliated with a statewide network of seven similar institutes and is a part of an international Association of Institutes for Aesthetic Education (AIAE,) for combining such educational experiences as "summer workshops for classroom teachers, sending teaching artists into the schools, and using live performances of music, theatre, and dance, and original works of visual art."
Susquehanna River Watch Project
This site includes the project whereby teachers, students and and other volunteers are site monitors who share their data for water systems near schools or other locations.
Tri-Cities Opera Homepage
This site gives information regarding their educational programs.
Waterman Conservation Home Page
The Waterman Conservation Education includes a system of nature trails, an interpretative building which houses a museum where visitors will find numerous exhibits and interpretative displays about local wildlife, the Center's Nature Shop, classroom space, a reference library and the Lolita Waterman Wildlife Gardens.
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Local Government Information

Binghamton, New York
    This is home page for the City of Binghamton.
Broome County Government
    This is a terrific site for the county including county history.
Endicott, New York
    This is Endicott's home page.
Johnson City
    Johnson City's site is located here.
Welcome to the Town of Union
    Here's the Web location for this township.
Town of Vestal
    Vestal's site adds to the Triple Cities area locations.
Tioga County Overview
    This provides some information about Tioga County.
U.S. Gazetteer
 Find 1990 census information by inserting the name of the place.
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State & National Government Representatives

Governor George Pataki
    Contact New York's Governor Pataki here.
Assemblymember Jay J. Dinga
    This site provides information on the assemblyman from District 123.
Assemblymember Robert J. Warner
    This is the site for the assemblyman from District 124.
Senator Thomas W. Libous
    This is one site for New York's Senate District 51's senator.
Thomas W. Libous
    This is the New York State Senate's site for Senator Libous.
Senator John J. Bonacic
    This site profiles the state senator from District 40.
John J. Bonacic
    This is the New York State Senate's site for Senator Bonacic.
Welcome to the White House
    This is the home page for President Clinton at the White House.
Welcome to Congressman Maurice Hinchey's Web Site
    Congressman Hinchey can be reached for anything relating to New York's 26th Congressional District.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
    This is the home page for New York's senior senator.
United States Senator Charles E. Schumer
    New York's junior senator's home page is located here.
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Local News and Weather

Current Weather Conditions
    Here are the current conditions from the National Weather Service at the Broome Regional Airport.
PressConnects-Binghamton, NY
    This is the site for the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin
Tier.Net Southern Tier Weather Forecast
    A visual picture of the forthcoming weather can be found here.
WBNG-TV
    This is the local CBS affiliate with news, weather, sports, etc.
WETM-TV
    This station covers the essentials for Elmira, Corning, and Broome County.
WSKG Public Broadcasting
    This is the site for the area's public broadcasting radio and television stations.
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Local Sports' Teams

BC Icemen - Homepage
    Binghamton's professional hockey team is located at this site.
B.C. Jets Online
    This is the winning amateur football's site.
B-Mets on the Web!
    The local professional baseball team of the New York Mets is at this site.
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Local Internet Providers

Clarity Connect Inc. - Internet Service Provider
    This service has its headquarters in Ithaca and covers several counties.
MyWay - Your Personal Web Service
    This local service took over the Spectra.Net accounts.
Southern Tier Road Runner - Information Center
    This is a cable TV access to the Internet provided by the area's cable company, Time Warner Cable.
Tier.Net: Southern Tier OnLine
    This is a source for placing the local community's Web sites onto the Internet. It does not connect people to the Internet.
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